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#166A77

#166a77 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166a77 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.57% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.51% cyan, 10.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 188.04°, with 68.79% saturation and 27.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.1181

Complementary

  1. #166a77
  2. #772316

Split complementary

  1. #166a77
  2. #77163a
  3. #775416

Analogous

  1. #167754
  2. #166a77
  3. #163a77

Triadic

  1. #166a77
  2. #77166a
  3. #6a7716

Tetradic

  1. #166a77
  2. #231677
  3. #772316
  4. #6a7716

Square

  1. #166a77
  2. #541677
  3. #772316
  4. #3a7716

Monochromatic

  1. #030f11
  2. #0a3136
  3. #166a77
  4. #22a4b8
  5. #49c9dd

Shades

#166a77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166a77
  2. #145f6b
  3. #12555f
  4. #0f4a53
  5. #0d4047
  6. #0b353c
  7. #092a30
  8. #072024
  9. #041518
  10. #020b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#166a77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166a77
  2. #2d7985
  3. #458892
  4. #5c97a0
  5. #73a6ad
  6. #8bb5bb
  7. #a2c3c9
  8. #b9d2d6
  9. #d0e1e4
  10. #e8f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166a77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166a77
  2. #216c78
  3. #2b6e79
  4. #36717a
  5. #40737b
  6. #4b757c
  7. #56777c
  8. #60797d
  9. #6b7c7e
  10. #757e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d646a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6678 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525c77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00706e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6877 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #426277 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166a77 {
  color: #166a77;
}
Background
.bg-166a77 {
  background-color: #166a77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166a77 {
  border: 2px solid #166a77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166a77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 106 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 69% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166a77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166a77, #163a77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166a77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 106 119 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.07 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.33 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.03 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.92 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.20 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.20 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 11.21 #e99588 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#166a77  rgb(22, 106, 119)  hsl(188, 69%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#772316  rgb(119, 35, 22)  hsl(8, 69%, 28%)  Falu Red
#77166a  rgb(119, 22, 106)  hsl(308, 69%, 28%)  Byzantium
#6a7716  rgb(106, 119, 22)  hsl(68, 69%, 28%)  Olive